Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 170	$ 135
Common shares, par value		$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common shares, shares authorized		20,000,000	20,000,000
Common shares, shares issued		6,820,000	5,981,000
Common shares, shares outstanding		6,820,000	5,981,000
Assets	[1]	$ 43,758	$ 41,886
Liabilities	[1]	24,747	$ 22,989
Hearing Help Express (HHE) [Member]
Assets		5,159
Liabilities		$ 3,833

[1] Assets of Hearing Help Express (HHE), a consolidated variable interest entity, that can only be used to settle obligations of HHE were $5,159 at December 31, 2016. Liabilities of HHE, for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of IntriCon, were $3,833 at December 31, 2016.